Fertility giant Monash IVF will escape punishment for breaching the NSW limit on the number of families created by a single sperm or egg donor, clearing the way for women and families embroiled in the mix-up to continue their treatment.

Monash IVF told patients last month it was pausing some treatments while it investigated which clients may have been affected by its “misinterpretation” of NSW’s five-family donor limit.

Patients at Monash IVF are among those affected by the breach. Credit: Luis Enrique Ascui

The rule prevents IVF providers from using donors whose sperm or eggs have helped create more than five families – including their own.

The ASX-listed company said it had considered the limit to apply to the number of women in the state with the same donor, but had recently bee

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